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Casa Romantica receives $5,000 donation from Irvine Software Company Netwrix
Gift given to “change the future by investing more into their education and happiness”
San Clemente, CA – Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens, a nonprofit southern California cultural center, is pleased to announce that the institution has received a $5,000 corporate donation from Netwrix, an IT security software company located in Irvine. Given in person by co-founder Michael Fimin, the donation will help to preserve the institution’s historic landmark and support arts education.
Michael Fimin, Co-Founder of Netwrix, led the efforts for this generous gift. He fell in love with Casa Romantica’s cultural center, and his children have also enjoyed its sprawling gardens. “Casa Romantica is an essential part of our local culture and an incredibly beautiful place. I am glad that there are people who do their best to preserve and enhance this prominent landmark, so Californians like me can have a great family time there,” said Fimin.
Netwrix has a comprehensive Corporate Social Responsibility program that funds local non-profit organizations in California to protect the environment, preserve local landmarks, fund medical research and support children education and well-being. Fimin selected Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens as a recipient due to its enrichment of the cultural heritage of Orange County.
“We at Casa Romantica sincerely appreciate Netwrix’s gift of support,” says Executive Director Berenika Schmitz. “This gift is evident that our local leaders share our passion to provide accessible arts and cultural programming for children and for people of all ages.”
Casa Romantica plans to fulfill the two organizations’ common mission by allotting funds to historic site preservation, funding thought-provoking talks via its Casa Up Close series, and funding engaging art activities through its Casa Kids series. The Casa Up Close series brings experts from a variety of disciplines to engage with the community about topics such as the arts, education, biology, history, and political science. The Casa Kids series consists of regularly scheduled arts and cultural events for children. These include free arts and crafts activities every first Sunday (D. Yoder Family Sunday), an annual Music Festival & Academy and annual Summer Dance Workshop, a Spring Break Arts Workshop, art, garden, and cinema events, and field trips for over 2,000 children in the Capistrano Unified School District.
Along with a donation to Casa Romantica, Netwrix Charity Program also provided other local organizations with funds in 2018 to supplement projects relating to protection of the California coast, youth education, and research for quality medical services.
About Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens
Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens maintains a robust series of year-round programs in arts, music, history, horticulture, and literature for all ages. Under the leadership of Executive Director Berenika Schmitz, Casa Romantica has commissioned several critically-acclaimed works, including Casa Coastal: Rebecca Louise Law (2017; visual art), Casa Kinetic: Contemporary Dance Collective (2017; contemporary dance), The Beauty of the Butterfly (2017; visual art), Casa Kinetic: Carrie Lee Riggins (2016; contemporary dance), Casa Drama: Slings & Arrows (2015; theater), and Open Casa: The Photographs of Douglas Kirkland (2015; visual art). The 2017-18 Casa Captivating season includes a new jazz series, visual and performing arts commissions, and an enhanced wellness program.
“Casa Romantica is one of the epicenters for innovative artistic experiences in our southern California community,” says Casa Romantica Executive Director Berenika Schmitz.
Casa Romantica also hosts a variety of free arts education programs for children year-round. The institution’s annual Casa Romantica Music Festival and Academy has received critical praise for its comprehensive two-week music studies program in cello, piano, violaand violin. Casa Romantica also offers a Summer Dance Workshop, a Spring Break Arts Week, various art, literature, and horticulture events to grades K-12, and welcomes over 2,000 children from the Capistrano Unified School District each year for STEAM-based field trips that examine the history of San Clemente and the coastal environment.
Mission Statement: Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization and is the historic home of the founder of the City of San Clemente. Casa Romantica provides programs for all ages in arts, music, history, and horticulture and is a premier Southern California cultural center.
About Netwrix Netwrix Corporation is a software company focused exclusively on providing IT operations and security teams pervasive visibility into user behavior, system configurations and data sensitivity across hybrid cloud IT infrastructures, empowering them to protect data regardless of its location and sleep soundly at night instead of worrying about security blind zones or yet another compliance check. Founded in 2006, Netwrix has earned more than 140 industry awards and been named to both the Inc. 5000 and Deloitte Technology Fast 500 lists of the fastest growing companies in the U.S. For more information, visit www.netwrix.com.
